Plants of veterinary importance in southwestern ethiopia: The case of gilgel ghibe area

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-181

  Yineger, Haile ^a   Yewhalaw, Delenasaw ^a   Teketay, Demel ^b  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b FSC Africa   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Ethnomedicine; Ethnoveterinary remedies; Indigenous knowledge; Livestock ailments; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ETHNOBOTANY; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; LIVESTOCK; MEDICINAL PLANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 49249121591     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2008.9752627     Document Type: Article

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